Literacy At The Basin Primary School

At the Basin Primary School our literacy lessons are built around our understanding of how Reading Writing, Spelling and Handwriting typically develop over each individual’s lifetime.

Our classes follow a teaching and learning model designed to give teachers time to present content relevant to the typical developmental stage of each grade level and time to work with students, individually or in groups, at their personal developmental stage.

Regular, ongoing assessment is used to track the development of each student and this, in turn, is used to inform our planning and teaching for grades and individuals.

Intervention programs are run at The Basin PS for students who are demonstrating signs of specific learning difficulties that are hampering their development. Extension for students who are progressing well beyond typical development is carried out in the classroom, and in a range of specialised activities and programs.

Numeracy
At The Basin Primary School, Numeracy is taught in a one hour block each day. During this time the three Victorian Curriculum modes of Number & Algebra, Measurement & Geometry and Statistics & Probability are covered. Students participate in whole class, small group or on individual tasks. Our differentiated approach, as well as a clear focus on learning intentions and success criteria, allows students to progress, in a purposeful and engaging path, along the learning continuum in targeted learning programs.

Michael Ymer, Rob Vingerhoets and George Booker are among educational consultants in Mathematics who have worked at our school over many years. They have worked with and alongside teachers - planning, modelling strategies and implementing the curriculum. They have assisted us to maintain best-practise teaching and a focused whole school approach.

Our programs are also supported by Top 10 Maths and Mathletics, which is accessible to students at school and home.